Charlotte has specialised in private family law since 2003. Charlotte practised family law at the highest level in London until returning to South Wales in 2013 where she quickly became recognised as a market leader.

Charlotte worked at media law firm Davenport Lyons in Mayfair where she first acted for high profile media figures, celebrities, sports persons or their spouses.

Charlotte later joined Family Law in Partnership (London), widely regarded as forward thinking and innovative in the family law sector. There, Charlotte acted for celebrities, entrepreneurs, businesspeople and City professionals. It was in this role that Charlotte forged relationships with some of the UK’s leading sets of family Chambers, individual barristers and other family law practitioners. Charlotte dealt with cases in the High Court, Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.

Charlotte was involved in the following high profile/reported cases:-

Miller v Miller; McFarlane v McFarlane [2006] 1 FLR 1186 (House of Lords)

Re G (Children) [2006] 2 FLR 629

L v (1) L (2) H (a firm) [2007] EWHC 140 (QB)

In 2013 Charlotte returned to South Wales and began working at top 100 law firm Hugh James. Latterly, Charlotte became Head of the Family Department at Hugh James.

Charlotte is widely considered as one of the leading family lawyers in Cardiff. This is reinforced by what the Legal 500 says about her:

“Charlotte Leyshon is the go to family lawyer in South Wales. With a practice and reputation stretching across Wales and England she has redefined the South Wales family law offering proving that you do not need to travel to London for top tier representation in complex family matters.”

“Charlotte Leyshon is the driving force behind the practice and brings a glamorous, reassuring element of experience and expertise to the firm.”

“Since it was established six years ago by Charlotte Leyshon, Lux Family Law has gone from strength-to-strength, providing a ‘high end niche family law offering’ for an almost exclusively a high-net-worth client base made up of professionals and their ex-spouses. The tone of the practice is set by the ’personable, empathetic and technically excellent’ Leyshon, who is ‘incredibly experienced in financial remedy work’, and this permeates through the rest of the team with a degree of consistency which ensures that ’whichever lawyer you get is committed, knowledgeable and well supported.”

“Charlotte Leyshon is incredibly personable, empathetic and technically excellent. She brings a wealth of experience and know-how to bear on all her cases.”

“Charlotte is incredibly experienced in financial remedy work, with an ability to fight her client’s corner.”

Charlotte is the co-founder of the Wales Legal Awards.

Charlotte is regularly asked to speak at female entrepreneur and charity events as well as appear on podcasts.

In her spare time Charlotte likes to travel, spend time with her family and friends and eat incredible food!

Emily joined the team as a paralegal in March 2019. Emily studied Law at the University of Warwick and graduated in 2018 with an upper second-class honours. Emily then went on to complete the part-time Legal Practice Course at the University of Law in Bristol and achieved a High Distinction. She commenced her training contract with Lux Family Law in July 2021. Emily is an integral part of the Lux Family Law team assisting Charlotte Leyshon on complex matters as well as having her own caseload. Emily played an integral role in the Husband’s legal team on reported case Traharne v Limb [2022] EWFC27.

Emily strives to provide the best client care and support, whilst ensuring clients are happy and at ease with the legal process.

Emily runs the firm’s pro bono programme and regularly speaks at events for empowering under privileged children in to careers in law.

The Legal 500 has described Emily as having an “old head on young shoulders” and is noted as an “up-and-coming family law talent” in spite of her relatively junior status”. In addition Legal 500 states that ‘at an associate level, the ‘enormously practical and sensible’ Emily Borghese  continues to impress and has ’an exceptional understanding of family law, far beyond her years’.

Emily is a member of Resolution and sits on the Young Resolution (South Wales) Committee.

Olivia joined the team as a paralegal in May 2022 and began her training contract in July 2022. She studied Law at Aberystwyth University and graduated in 2021 with a first-class honours degree. Olivia was awarded The Sir Samuel Evans Prize for obtaining the best honours mark at a Welsh law school in 2021.

Olivia was awarded the Rising Star of the Year Award at the Cardiff & District Law Society Awards in 2025.

Throughout her undergraduate degree, Olivia volunteered at Aberystwyth’s Family Legal Clinic, supporting the solicitor in advising members of the public. Olivia also volunteered with Both Parents Matter Cymru as an outbound caller/ case advisor and provided emotional support to service users.

Courtenay completed the LLB Law degree and Legal Practice Course at Cardiff University, where she achieved a first-class and a distinction in Family Law. She trained at a well-regarded law firm in Bristol, where she gained a broad foundation across multiple practice areas before focusing her practice on family law. Prior to training, Courtenay worked at a Top 100 UK law firm, where she gained experience on public children matters, often involving high-stakes and emotionally complex issues.

Following qualification, Courtenay continued to develop her practice in family law before returning to Cardiff to join Lux Family Law. Courtenay is member of Resolution and is committed to promoting a constructive and non-confrontational approach to family law matters.

Olivia studied at the University of the West of England and graduated with a First-Class honour’s degree in 2021. Olivia went on to achieve a Distinction in her Legal Practice Course at the University of South Wales.

Known for her thoughtful and compassionate approach, Olivia is dedicated to supporting clients through what are often complex and emotionally challenging situations. She prides herself on being approachable, attentive, and committed.

With a successful career spanning leadership roles in corporate banking, over two decades of business ownership, as well as a social media platform, Natalia offers a grounded, strategic approach informed by real-world experience. Having been through a high-conflict divorce herself, she understands the emotional toll and the extraordinary resilience it takes to rebuild.

Her trauma-informed, client-led coaching helps people rebuild confidence, rediscover their identity and move forward with clarity and strength. She sees divorce not as an end, but as the start of a powerful new chapter.